Topic: My fellow Americans
1199Panigale's photo
Mon 11/05/12 01:57 PM
With not even 15 hours until the voting booths open, I'd like to urge the people to (for one), VOTE. And two, I say respectfully, to give 3rd party candidates a chance. It's time to end the 2 party system, both Dems and Repubs have done nothing for us and it's time for a real change. I don't care if you pick Gary Johnson (Governor of New Mexico for 8 years), Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson (former Mayor of Salt Lake City), or Virgil Goode (former Congressman)...just pick one. It can't possibly be any worse; don't fall for ridicule, there is no such thing as a wasted vote. If everyone wastes their vote on 3rd party candidates, the candidate will win. Give it a try, and if in 4 years you are not satisfied...then go back to voting for Dems or Repubs. If you agree, pass it on/share. If not, well at least I tried. Continuously doing the same thing over and over again without any change, is "Insanity". I can assure you, the average person's beliefs are more in line with 3rd party candidates...they just don't realize it."

Conrad_73's photo
Mon 11/05/12 02:48 PM

With not even 15 hours until the voting booths open, I'd like to urge the people to (for one), VOTE. And two, I say respectfully, to give 3rd party candidates a chance. It's time to end the 2 party system, both Dems and Repubs have done nothing for us and it's time for a real change. I don't care if you pick Gary Johnson (Governor of New Mexico for 8 years), Jill Stein, Rocky Anderson (former Mayor of Salt Lake City), or Virgil Goode (former Congressman)...just pick one. It can't possibly be any worse; don't fall for ridicule, there is no such thing as a wasted vote. If everyone wastes their vote on 3rd party candidates, the candidate will win. Give it a try, and if in 4 years you are not satisfied...then go back to voting for Dems or Repubs. If you agree, pass it on/share. If not, well at least I tried. Continuously doing the same thing over and over again without any change, is "Insanity". I can assure you, the average person's beliefs are more in line with 3rd party candidates...they just don't realize it."

especially when they don't get in!

Sojourning_Soul's photo
Mon 11/05/12 03:49 PM
Edited by Sojourning_Soul on Mon 11/05/12 03:57 PM
Asking or expecting people to wake up to the "illusion" of choice may be a reach with the



constantly on, even in the background, to program and sell the illusion as reality.

Good luck with that tho.... welcome to the battle....and Mingle!

Third Party Debate - LIVE @ 9:00 pm Eastern

Gary Johnson - Libertarian Party
Jill Stein - Green Party

Watch Live Link:
http://rtr.org/pages/Free-And-Equal-Presidential-Debate

motowndowntown's photo
Mon 11/05/12 04:50 PM
Unless they get the backing of the ruling monied elite, third party candidates are always going to be also rans.

boredinaz06's photo
Mon 11/05/12 06:13 PM

Unless they get the backing of the ruling monied elite, third party candidates are always going to be also rans.


Not necessarily. The problem is too many voters think what the boob tube tells em to think and what the boob tube tells em to think is that they have a choice between candidate A or candidate B. I for one am turned off when I hear how much Obama and Romney have raised, it took me years to come to the conclusion that the two party system is a failure and every year more people come to that same conclusion. I believe that in the next 3-5 elections after tomorrow a 3rd party candidate will be elected.

no photo
Tue 11/06/12 08:22 AM
I think all these presidents should have had the empathy to wait for people to vote, until the floods mess had been cleared up. Does Obama and the other US presidents not have a single ounce of sympathy or what? They ain't even thinking about how the flood victims are meant to get to a voting poll in time.

amaria90's photo
Tue 11/06/12 05:55 PM
My father worked at Disney 35+ years then I retired because of being burned out problem through all these presidents he has had to pay a mortgage on his house and still is paying it!!!
If Congress and the President don’t work together to keep money out of their pocket and put it into the people they represent then we will be well into our 80s working to pay off a mortgage.

My uncle T is working too part time cause his Medicare doesn’t cover everything and he’s also worked since teens and he’s 75+ this should never have gotten to this point he is also paying on a mortgage still too!!!

It’s not just the President it’s Congress too concerned about which lobbyist paying the most money in their pocket…
By the way they don’t have to pay anything for their Medical for life because they served in public office.
If you gave them the same Medicare as their constituents I bet they would change the laws real quick

willing2's photo
Tue 11/06/12 06:02 PM

My father worked at Disney 35+ years then I retired because of being burned out problem through all these presidents he has had to pay a mortgage on his house and still is paying it!!!
If Congress and the President don’t work together to keep money out of their pocket and put it into the people they represent then we will be well into our 80s working to pay off a mortgage.

My uncle T is working too part time cause his Medicare doesn’t cover everything and he’s also worked since teens and he’s 75+ this should never have gotten to this point he is also paying on a mortgage still too!!!

It’s not just the President it’s Congress too concerned about which lobbyist paying the most money in their pocket…
By the way they don’t have to pay anything for their Medical for life because they served in public office.
If you gave them the same Medicare as their constituents I bet they would change the laws real quick

They are even exempt from oBammacare.

amaria90's photo
Tue 11/06/12 06:24 PM
The thing is; In the bible you suppose to treat people the same as you want to be treated... So if you are a public servant--Serve the public and not yourselves...

amaria90's photo
Tue 11/06/12 10:31 PM
I pray God continues to bless us to be open to His power and majesty and people start to realize that it is he who puts people in their positions and not just they themselves... This election is a prime example of one and I for one am glad that I can turn to him since he's in control